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I agree with the 450. Even the older AT models. IF DSP, internal antenna tuner, Digi VOX (no need for signa blaster), all mode, and you can get them for 350 used. I think the D model has come down in price too. I think it might just be the cheapest radio with "true" IF DSP, which is nice to

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Sent from my iPhone On Apr 28, 2016, at 10:33 AM, JP Pritchard via BVARC > wrote: Hi folks, I am a newbie to Ham Radio and a newbie to the club, so I'm writing to ask for your help in picking a rig. I just passed my General exam so many options are

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I want to throw my 2 cents as I have only been licensed for 2 years. I would get the Yaesu 857D, it does everything a newbie needs and you still have money for power supply and auto/manual tuner. This way it can used as portable, mobile, and base. It will connect to your pc and do most

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I would recommend looking at reviews of each brand and model you are considering.Congrats on your upgrade.73s de AA5OA. On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 6:24 AM, JP Pritchard via BVARC wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am a newbie to Ham Radio and a newbie to the club, so I'm writing to ask >

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What kind of tower? David, K5HEC Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2016, at 6:29 PM, Bruce via BVARC wrote: > > let me put it to you this way a newbie on hf wants to hear everything, a > vertical will work great for that. work all the countries you can and get > your

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Richard. Congratulations first of all on the General Class. I started with a Yaesu FT-450D two years ago when I got licensed and found it to be a great rig and highly reccomended. Comes with a wonderful receiver and all the filters you'll need. I made mistake selling mine when I moved up to a

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let me put it to you this way a newbie on hf wants to hear everything, a vertical will work great for that. work all the countries you can and get your dxcc. then when you have done the 'broadband' thing, you get a beam to be able to narrow in on the rare ones. at some point you get a

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Wow! Great suggestions and recommendations, as well as wise counsel. Thank you very much for taking the time to respond. And to those who offered to loan me rigs to try, I will take you up on that. But I can't really test drive anything until I get an antenna up. In that regard, I am not

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You know, you might be going about this the wrong way. In times past, when I bemoaned the fact that I couldn't afford a radio, I've had people offer to loan me one of theirs that they're not using. I don't have anything surplus that's actually working, or I'd loan you one of mine. One

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Better yet, JP, fly up to Dayton, Ohio……Hamvention May 20,21,22……every rig and every accessory available today will be there on demo. Plus, about 10 acres of used gear in the parking lot flea market out the back doors of the arena. If not, you can wait until June 10 and 11. Drive up to

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Congratulations on the General. Unlike everyone else, my recommendation is going to be that you try before you buy. There are several operating events coming up. Tis the season. If you can, try to make it out to these local events and do some operating with your new license on other's gear. That

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I’ll put in a word for the Yaesu Ft-857D. I have two and use them both with a BlueCat BlueTooth device. It allows changing bands, freq., and tone at the touch of my phone using RepeaterBook. Bill - K5GJQ Habakkuk 3:17-18 From: BVARC [mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org] On Behalf Of JP

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JP, First of all, congrats on the General upgrade! My first HF rig was a Yaesu FT-450 and it proved to be a great starter radio. Solid performance, simple and inexpensive. Another one might be the Icom IC-718 or the Kenwood TS-480. Naturally buying used comes with some inherent risk, but

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I have a Yaesu ft-857d that I have been using as a base unit. It has worked well for me. The screen is small and the menu can take some getting use to, but the manual is fairly clear. It can be had new for about $850.00. If you want to spend $1199.00 look at the Yaesu ft-991. It has a larger

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JP: The new Icom IC-7300 DUC/DDC SDR transceiver is $1,500 and the real deal. It covers all the 1.8 through 50 MHz bands and has an ATU and nice panadapter. Your $1K budget limit needs to be reconsidered. I also think the 7300 prices may go down a bit soon. 73, Gary K5AMH See:

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My vote goes with Travis and the 857. All bands and Vhf Uhf and all modes. You going for home qth or mobile? KF5TFJ Jon PS Put 10 hams in a room, ask the question and get 15 opinions! Sent from my iPad > On Apr 28, 2016, at 10:41 AM, Travis Burgess via BVARC > wrote: > >

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Ham City:https://www.hamcity.com/store/pc/IC-7200-REFURB-p5136.htm The last production run is back up over $1000. Vendors are taking advantage of the popularity. Travis K5HTB From: BVARC on behalf of JP Pritchard via BVARC

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If you can find a recently discontinued Icom iC-7200, they are superb and are quite a bit under $1k. Originally they sold for around $1,400. The 7200 is 160 meters to 6 meters and digital ready with a usb port on the back and on board sound card. It does not have FM. Another great radio is

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Hi folks, I am a newbie to Ham Radio and a newbie to the club, so I'm writing to ask for your help in picking a rig. I just passed my General exam so many options are open to me and I'd like to explore a lot of those options. I currently own a Baofeng HT and a Yaesu FT2900 two meter